Welcome
I'M GLAD
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If you’re curious who’s behind Sybaritic Studios and how I think about coaching, this is the short version.
This is a space for musicians, composers, and multi-hyphenates of all creative stripes who are ready to get out of the grind-and-guess cycle. I’m here to help you organize your ideas, untangle your overwhelm, and build a life that supports your art — not the other way around.
Let’s make your work feel like you again.
This isn’t an e-course factory. This is a coaching studio for grown-ass artists.
Hi, I'm Megan
I help creative professionals in music get out of the grind-and-guess cycle and into careers that feel focused, sustainable, and creatively alive. Think of this as the space where your professional instincts meet real-world execution — with accountability, clarity, and that signature sybaritic flair.
As a performer, I've collaborated with over one hundred living composers to premiere and advocate for new works.
I hold leadership positions at national arts organizations that span classical music, community access, and tech-for-good.
I am a faculty member for the Peabody Institute’s Professional Studies Department, a Voting Member of the Recording Academy, and a frequent presence at national convenings like New Music Gathering and Americans for the Arts.
A Few Things That Make Me... Me
FUN FACTS
Before I was coaching creative professionals, I was in the rehearsal room, on the road, in the grant portals, and knee-deep in spreadsheets like the rest of us. (I'm also still in the rehearsal room, on the road, and in those grant portals, etc...) My work is shaped by a love of performance, a brain wired for systems, and an absolute refusal to believe artists have to suffer to succeed.
I once performed John Cage’s Aria at a Halloween-themed burlesque show — featuring strippers with chainsaws, malfunctioning smoke machines, and a fire alarm that would not quit. I turned it into a full audience-participation experience.
I quit three college teaching gigs in one semester with nothing lined up, because the old career model just didn’t fit. Instead of burning out, I built a custom freelance role from scratch and pitched it across my network. I turned that leap into a framework I now teach other artists who are ready to trade exhaustion for autonomy.
I once accidentally sent my unhinged, expletive-laced Google Doc edits to my editor at a national publication. Needless to say, she was not the intended recipient of that particular brand of chaos. But, a year later, she hired me into the organization. Moral: Own your voice, even when it’s too spicy for the first draft.
If these make you smile, we're gonna get along.
As SEEN in...
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
NewMusicBox
The Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Americans for the arts
I measure success by helping you get what you tell me you want.
Results That Matter To You
Clients finally charging what they’re worth — and getting it
Reclaiming time for the studio, the rehearsal room, and yourself
Growing the parts of your career you actually want to grow
I’m here for the artists building resilient, resonant careers. My work is about truly understanding your business, sustainable progress, and helping you define success on your own terms (not by your follower count.)
A Couple Quick Case Studies...
Creative Business Overhaul
FINALLY CHARGING WHAT SHE’S WORTH
After years of burnout from underpricing, a brilliant composer was trapped in a cycle of overwork and overwhelm. We worked together to get clear on her value, streamline her offers, and implement systems that respected her time and talent.
Audited her existing pricing model and restructured her rates around her actual needs and creative goals
Created a simple pitch and workflow that supported more lucrative collaborations
Set up a system for screening projects that aligned with her artistic values
Leadership Meets Livelihood
MAKING ROOM TO CREATE WHILE RUNNING THE SHOW
An executive arts leader + artist who felt like his executive responsibilities were crowding out his own voice. Our coaching work helped him reclaim creative space while leading with clarity and confidence.
Clarified his leadership identity to merge artistry and administration
Designed weekly structure for balancing internal operations with external creative work
Coached through a team restructuring that reduced decision fatigue and burnout
got a project in mind?
Let's Collaborate
You're not behind. You're not broken.
You don’t need to do it all alone.
You just need a clear path, a good system, and a coach who gets it.
